Oscillatory flow in the vicinity of pinned-contact capillary surfaces
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Authors
Olles, Joseph D.
Issue Date
2013-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Mechanical engineering
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Abstract
A one-dimensional computational model is shown to predict the dynamics of the double-droplet system well for a certain range of physical parameters. The double-droplet system in an all liquid environment was demonstrated by using an oil-based ferrofluid immersed in water, actuated by an oscillating magnetic field. The shape of the ferrofluid droplet interface under a magnetic field was shown to have a prolate shape, similar to shapes observed in electric fields. While actuating an immersed ferrofluid double-droplet system a new technique for extracting interfacial tension was developed through experiments and simulations. To understand the fluid flow at different frequencies and amplitudes throughout a period of oscillation, PIV was performed in an all-liquid system. Velocity profiles are presented at cross-sections, with variations dependent on the distance from the pinned-contact capillary surface. The velocity profiles tended to resemble an analytic solution for laminar fluid flow in an infinitely long pipe, where there is a lag in velocity between the centerline and near the wall as the frequency was increased.
Description
May 2013
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY